The Chilla border (Delhi-Noida Link Road) was closed following protests by farmers who blocked Delhi to UP Link Road. (Photo credit: ANI Twitter)
Police said the Chilla border linking Delhi to UP via Noida has been closed, adding that those who want to go to Noida can make a U-turn from under the Ghazipur-Akshardham overpass and also via Sarai Kale Khan. .
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Noida (UP): Hundreds of farmers gathered at the Noida-Delhi border on Tuesday to halt the movement of trafficking on a key route connecting Uttar Pradesh with the national capital, authorities said. The farmers remained on the Chilla border, where police have been deployed on both the Delhi and Noida sides in large numbers, prohibiting protesters from advancing towards the national capital.
In view of the road closure, the Delhi and Noida traffic police have advised travelers to take alternative routes. “The Chilla border linking Delhi to UP via Noida has been closed. Those drivers who want to go to Noida can make U-turns from under the Ghazipur-Akshardham overpass and also via Sarai Kale Khan,” Police tweeted of Delhi Traffic.
His Noida counterpart also took to Twitter to warn travelers. “The Chilla border has been closed due to the ongoing protest by farmers. Travelers can take alternative Kalindi Kunj or DND routes to their destination,” he said.
Farmers on the Delhi-Noida border belong to various districts in western Uttar Pradesh and want to reach the national capital to join the great uproar launched by farmers in Punjab and Haryana to protest against the new agricultural laws. Farmers have expressed fear that the Center’s farm laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum support price system, leaving them “at the mercy” of large corporations.
However, the government has argued that the new laws will provide farmers with better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture.
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